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NU m OTION
C O N T I N u E d f r O M p A g E 1 5
'No White Flags'
Steve g leason, a former football player for the New Orleans
Saints who was diagnosed with A l S in 2011 and who is a
Numotion customer, was the keynote speaker for the company's
annual employee meeting in January. f or the first time, the
company broadcast the keynote live on f acebook, drawing more
than 31,000 views by the following week. g leason has used the
anthem"No White f lags" to build a movement against A l S.
customers like having the con-
venience of a single source for
both complex rehab but also
medical supplies.
"When we talk to them about
seating and cushions, it's easy
for us to also talk to them about
bladder and bowel manage-
ment," Swinford said.
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r EHAB m ED
C O N T I N u E d f r O M p A g E 1 5
Therapeutics, a Columbus, Ohio-
based wound care company that
provides therapeutic support sur-
faces, in a move that not only diver-
sifies its product portfolio but also
leverages the synergies between the
two businesses, Rankin says.
"We're just starting to merge
some of the business models," he
said.
With Rankin now more focused
on the big picture, Rehab Medical
has also added William "Rusty"
Mattingly as ATP clinical manager.
The company has about two dozen
ATPs on staff, many of them part
of the "new generation" of ATPs,
Rankin says.
"It's nice to see people get into
such a niche market," he said, "and
provide such great service. We're all
just excited about making a differ-
ence in people's lives."
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CON f E r ENCE
C O N T I N u E d f r O M p A g E 1 5
issues finished, we're gearing up for
a big push," he said.
No T a Cu R e a T all
Finally, stakeholders plan to use the
visits to express concerns with a
provision in the 21st Century Cures
Act that requires CMS to limit the
federal contribution to Medicaid
payments to bid-influenced Medi-
care payments. The change affects
37 complex rehab codes, Clayback
says.
"Any reduction in reimburse-
ment will create serious access con-
sequences," he said.
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C r T f L y IN
C O N T I N u E d f r O M p A g E 1
things off on the morning of April
25, followed by a panel of policy-
makers and lobbyists on the tem-
perature in Congress; a panel of
stakeholders on industry related
updates; and an orientation for
the next day's visits to Capitol
Hill.
Per tradition, about two-doz-
en consumers will participate in
those visits to the Hill.
"Having a consumer there just
brings more awareness to our
issues, not only for the legisla-
tors and their staff, but also for
the consumers themselves," said
Weesie Walker, executive director
of NRRTS. "I went on visits with a
mom and her little girl, and after
two visits, she told me, 'I had no
idea the process it takes to get my
daughter's equipment.'"
While the conference has
always drawn a core group of con-
sumers, organizers are also trying
to recruit new consumers, espe-
cially from states like Indiana,
where legislators haven't signed
on yet to support industry efforts.
"There are also states where we
want to maintain that level of sup-
port," Walker said.
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